Eastbury Residents' Association

Keep informed by e-mail

If you wish the Association to keep you informed by e-mail about matters affecting our area please send us your details by going to the 'Members' page or by clicking here.

Hosepipe Ban

Drought restrictions remain in place despite the wettest April on record .

Water-use restrictions were introduced by Veolia Water Central from 5 April 2012. Using around 1,000 litres of water an hour, restricting the use of a hosepipe is one of the most effective ways to conserve water.

For more useful information and advice – including free water saving devices – visit Veolia Water Central or click here.

Diamond Jubilee

Northwood Hills and Northwood Residents' Associations are joining forces to stage a community event showcasing all that Northwood and Northwood Hills have to offer. The event takes place on Saturday 2nd June at The Recreation Ground in Chestnut Avenue, Northwood from 11am to 4.30pm. Entrance is free.

In the arena there will be a variety of performances by local groups and organisations , a Fun Dog Show, Fancy Dress Competition, Zumba demo and much more including a performance by a Rock Choir. There will also be about 40 stalls and side-shows and food stalls offering a variety of cooked food. Cream Teas will be served in the marquee.

Other entertainments include a bouncy 'Olympic Fun Run', veteran police cars, circus skills and face painting. Our neighbours would welcome your attendance. For more information click here.

Annual General Meeting Monday 11th June 2012

The Association's Annual General Meeting will be held at 8pm on Monday 11th June at Eastbury Farm Primary School.

Are you interested in your community? Want to find out what the Association has been doing on your behalf throughout the year? Perhaps you'd like to become a committee member? Please come along to learn more and enjoy a glass of wine with other members.

Northwood Traffic Lights

The "new" traffic lights at the junction of Green Lane, Eastbury Road and Station Approach have generated much discussion and much adverse comment. In 2011 Hillingdon Borough Council commissioned an independent report into the scheme, which was undertaken by a firm of consultants, Steer Davies Gleave. The report has now been completed and published.

The Northwood Residents' Association considers that the report is disappointing and the recommendations do not go far enough. Studies took place between 0800 and 0900 and between 1700 and 1800, ignoring the period between 1530 and 1700 when some of the worst school-related congestion takes place. It can only be hoped that the limited improvements that have been suggested will make the junction work more smoothly, particularly in conjunction with the mini-roundabout at Maxwell Road.

To view the report's Summary and Recommendations click here.

Eastbury Horticultural Society

The 2012 programme for Eastbury Horticultural Society has been published. To see the programme go to Local Organisations page or click here.

Neighbourhood Police Team

PC Simon Craig has recently joined our Neighbourhood Police Team as Ward Constable working alongside PCSOs Gareth Williams and Chris Bignell.This now brings the Moor Park and Eastbury Team, headed by Sgt. Luke Mitchell, up to full strength. PC Simon Craig can be contacted on 01923 472234.

Please note the new non- emergency number for Herts Constabulary is 101. The 0845 3300222 will remain in operation until mid 2012 alongside the new number to ensure no calls are missed.

Northwood Parking Charges: Petition

On 16th November Northwood Residents 'Association presented a petition to London Borough of Hillingdon (LBH) signed by a significant number of retailers in Northwood protesting against the large increase in parking charges for non-HillingdonFirst cardholders. Retailers are concerned that the severe increase in the hourly parking rate for those Northwood residents and others who live outside Hillingdon is affecting their businesses.

The outcome of the hearing was that, although LBH expressed sympathy for the problem, it was reaffirmed that the current differential parking rates will remain unchanged. However LBH has agreed to meet the petitioners to discuss their concerns.

In addition, council officers have been instructed to break down the statistics about HillingdonFirst card use, so that a comparison can be made between the number of HillingdonFirst cardholders and non-residents that are using the machines. This would show if there has been a drop in the number of non-HillingdonFirst cardholders using them and would also show use of the initial free half-hour period which is available to all.

Caddy Liners go on sale

You can now buy corn starch bags to line your kitchen caddy, making the business of storing food waste and transferring it to the brown bin easier and cleaner.

Until now,the composting site has been reluctant to accept corn starch bags, but it has now been agreed that bags of a certain type, issued by the Council, can be used. So please only use these. Of course you can still put your food waste directly into the brown bin, wrap it in newspaper or put it in an old cardboard carton if you prefer.

Please do not use plastic bags, whether they are bio-degradable or not. Council supplied caddy bags can be purchased from various locations across the district at £2.50 for a roll of 52. The nearest suppliers to Eastbury are:-

Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth

Moor Park Post Office, 8 Main Parade, Moor Park

Watford Rural Parish Council, Oxhey Drive, South Oxhey

If in doubt, leave it out

Contamination of waste occurs when non-compostable items are placed in the brown bin. Please take extra care with the waste you put in your brown bin. Visit http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/BrownBins to find out more about what can be recycled at the kerbside.

Bonfires

Some residents like having a bonfire but they can be irritating to neighbours. Smoke prevents your neighbours from enjoying their gardens,opening windows and hanging out washing. If you do light the occasional bonfire try to not chose a damp day when smoke will hang in the air or a very windy day when smoke may be carried over neighbouring properties, lines of washing or when windows may be open.

Be a Good Neighbour!

Noise can upset our neighbourhood harmony , particularly when it comes at the wrong time and interferes with our daily living. Please be 'noise aware'.

Building work at properties must only be carried out during the hours of 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am - 1pm on Saturdays.

Noisy work such as mowing the lawn or blowing leaves or garden debris should also be done considerately. Please  ensure your gardeners do not carry out this type of work before 9am at the week-end. Some of us like to enjoy an extra hour or two in bed!

 

SmartWater

Hertfordshire Constabulary, in partnership with Neighbourhood Watch, is working with SmartWater to keep home burglary low in Three Rivers.

SmartWater is offering Neighbourhood Watch members the product for a one-off total payment of £20 (inclusive of VAT and p&p). Usual price is £60 per annum. For more details and to download an application form see the Neighbourhood Watch page.

More Recycling by TRDC

At last - Three Rivers District Council now collects almost all types of plastics. They are also able to accept food and drinks cartons (commonly called Tetra Paks) in the box with the plastics and cans. It's not possible to list every type of plastic that the Council can take, however the only type of plastic they really cannot take is that which has come into contact with raw meat and clingfilm. The plastics the Council are able to accept include yoghurt pots, plastic carrier bags, ice cream containers, margarine/butter tubs, plastic lids and bottle tops, food and drinks cartons, food and microwave meal trays, shrink wrap (e.g. magazine wrappings but not cling film), plastic storage containers, flower pots, all plastic bottles. Items still need rinsing and squashing, so you can get more in your boxes. Click here for TRDC information leaflet.

Wheelie Bins

Wheelie bins,we either love them or hate them !
Burglars love them because they provide a pretty good idea if you are at home on 'bin'day. If your wheelie bin is still out long after the refuse collection has been and gone,then the chances are,you are out. Nobody has invented the self-return wheelie bin yet so how about becoming a 'Bin Buddy'.

For full details of advice from Neighbourhood Watch click here.